This is what a Birthday Girl looks like after the presents have been opened and the cake eaten. She wears her presents and plays her new Leapster while chewing gum! 
Helaina loves the book "Lady Bug Girl and Bumble Bee Boy" and for her birthday her Nana and Papa helped her become "Ladey Bug Girl! Here is one bug that I don't find creepy! I rather like this one!
Helaina and her cake! I can still hardly believe that she is four! Amazing!
"Borrowed" a Casey's box to complete the look! I thought it turned out great! I am always proud of my work.
Just a cute shot of Helaina. This is the game she got to go with her Leapster! She really liked it!
The donut Cake! YEAH!
Hehehehehehe! From the back through the window of the donut box!
I like this shot. I call it the money shot! hehehehehehe
A rare moment between sisters. They are actually playing together more and more. I now know why the second does things sooner than the first. Helaina talks and treats Breleigh like she is her peer instead of "little". Sometimes this is a GREAT thing and sometimes it isn't! Over all it is a blessing!
Ready to open presents!
The best we could do to get her fingers up to show that she is 4. It is a strange angle! I still can't believe we have a four year old. Where on earth does the time go? We are pretty sure she had a GREAT day. She went to preschool where she got to show off her "I am 4" badge and share donuts with her class for snack. Then daddy surprised her by taking the afternoon off and treating us to lunch out. Helaina picked "Zebras" (Steak and Shake for those of you who don't speak Helaina). Then we came home and opened presents and had cake. She got to skip her nap and play with her Leapster! Her biggest thrill of the day came when we presented her with an entire pencil pouch full of gum! We made a rule (after she swallowed the first piece immediately) that she could have gum when she was 4! She did swallow the first piece again today rather quickly but after LOTS of practice today she got the hang of it. I am sure it is going to be let down tomorrow when she can't chew gum non stop! She didn't go anywhere today without her bag of gum! She was also thrilled this morning that she could take a whole vitamin instead of just half. She is so funny.She went to bed tired but happy! It was a great, great day!
I have so many comments!
ReplyDeleteThat cake looks awesome! Before I read your explanation, I thought you just bought her a Casey's donut:)
It looks like Helaina had an awesome day!
I have decided on 5 as the magic age for gum because I don't want to deal with it before then. Is that bad? :)